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Such a passionate performance, it was truly a shame she was not nominated for
Best Actress.
Just as Jasmin was getting emotional in her speech, a video suddenly appeared on the screen behind her.
The main characters in the video were Jasmin and her father, but their
expressions were a far cry from what they looked like now–sharp, nasty faces instead.
“This old fool Gideon is such a headache. Why can‘ the just take me as his student directly? Why does he insist I paint in front of everyone? How can I paint? Dad, you have to help me!”
“Don’t worry, Jasmin. I’ve arranged for a car accident. As long as this old man is stuck in the hospital and can’t get up, he won’t be able to ask you to paint in front
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of the crowd.”
A gasp swept through the entire venue.
Christopher quickly contacted the staff to remove the video. But by the time the screen was turned off, the reporters had already recorded the entire video and were laughing at the spectacle.
Gideon nearly struggled to get up from his wheelchair.
Jasmin quickly directed the security guards. to push the wheelchair away. But just as they were about to move, Wesley kicked one of the guards to the ground.
Sheena immediately returned to help Gideon’s wheelchair.
Jasmin stepped back in shock. “Sheena, what are you doing here?”
Before Sheena could respond, Megan, who had somehow appeared on stage, grabbed the microphone and began speaking. “Dear guests, I’m sure you all heard it. Jasmin
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can’t even paint, and the ‘Rose‘
account she claims as her own was stolen
from someone else!”
Jasmin rushed up to snatch the
microphone back, but Megan easily sidestepped, causing Jasmin to trip over her dress and fall flat on the ground.
Crumpled on the floor, Jasmin screamed in desperation, “This is all a lie! That video was fabricated, someone is trying to frame. me!”
At this point, Jasmin could only weakly try to defend herself with such empty words.
Meanwhile, Megan had already brought Sheena to the front, introducing her to the crowd. “The original owner of the account. is right here beside me–Sheena.”
At this, not only the reporters but even the guests began pulling out their phones to record.
But Jasmin refused to give up. “Just because you say it’s hers doesn‘ t make it true! Do
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you have any proof?”
With a light clap of her hands, Megan signaled for the staff to bring up two empty easels.
Scoffing, she spat, “Still not admitting it? Let’s have a live painting contest then.”
“There are so many people here as judges. It will be obvious who the account truly belongs to.”
Megan’s confidence was well–placed. Over the past few days, she had seen Sheena practicing painting whenever she had a free moment. Although the preparations were rushed, she was confident that with Sheena’s skill, she would easily crush Jasmin, the fraud.
As soon as Megan finished speaking, Jasmin‘ s face went pale. Being asked to paint in front of everyone was no different from publicly admitting she had stolen someone else’s account.
Sheena stood under the spotlight, suddenly
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feeling an unreal sensation.
Was it really possible that the things she thought she had lost forever were about to come back to her?
At that moment, Jasmin‘ s father rushed onto the stage, shouting at her without a second thought, “You unfilial child! How dare you cause trouble at your sister s party? I’ll beat you to death!”
With that, Christopher raised his hand high and Sheena instinctively closed her eyes, bracing for the blow.
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